Dawson Stags

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Dawson Stags
Minor league affiliations
Class Class D (1912)
League Rocky Mountain League (1912)
Major league affiliations
TeamNone
Minor league titles
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Team data
NameDawson Stags (1912)
BallparkUnknown (1912)

The Dawson Stags were a minor league baseball team based in Dawson, New Mexico in 1912. Dawson briefly played in the 1912 season as members of the Class D level Rocky Mountain League. The Dawson team began play when the Colorado Springs Millionaires relocated during the season. Dawson, New Mexico did not host another minor league team and is a ghost town today.

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History

The 1912 Dawson Stags became members of the four–team Class D level Rocky Mountain League during the season. The league started the season with the Cañon City Swastikas, Colorado Springs Millionaires, La Junta Railroaders and Pueblo Indians beginning Rocky Mountain League play. During the season, Colorado Springs relocated to Dawson. [1] [2] [3] [4]

On June 15, 1912, the Colorado Springs Millionaires franchise relocated to Dawson, New Mexico. [1] [5]

The "Stags" moniker corresponds directly to the local mining industry. The mines in Dawson were numbered and referred to as Stag Canyon Mine. Stag Canyon Mine No. 2 and Stag Canyon Mine No. 1 suffered major explosions in 1913 and 1923, killing hundreds of mine workers. [6]

Before the end of the 1912 season, the Rocky Mountain League permanently folded on July 5, 1912. The Colorado Springs/Dawson team was in 3rd place with a 11–20 overall record when the league stopped play. Playing under manager Harry Brammell, Colorado Springs/Dawson finished 12.5 games behind the 1st place Pueblo/Cheyenne Indians team. [1] [7]

After 1912, Dawson did not host another minor league team. [7] When the local coal mines closed in the 1950s, Dawson had no remaining industry and became a ghost town. After the residents left the city, the hospital, school, stores, churches, and homes were destroyed and bulldozed into the mined area, which was covered with dirt. [4] [8]

Corner of graveyard with unmarked crosses, Dawson Cemetery, NM Corner of graveyard with unmarked crosses, Dawson Cemetery, NM.jpg
Corner of graveyard with unmarked crosses, Dawson Cemetery, NM

The ballpark

The exact name of the Dawson Stags' home ballpark is not known. [9]

(1916) Main Street. Dawson, New Mexico Dawson, NM, 1916- Main Street.jpg
(1916) Main Street. Dawson, New Mexico

Timeline

Year(s)# Yrs.TeamLevelLeague
1912 (1)1Colorado Springs Millionaires Class D Rocky Mountain League
1912 (2)1Dawson Stags

Year–by–year records

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs/Notes
191210–203rdHarry BrammellColorado Springs moved to Dawson June 15

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN   978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ "1912 Rocky Mountain League (RML) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ↑ "Rocky Mountain League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. 1 2 "Dawson - New Mexico Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com.
  5. ↑ "Harry Brammell Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ↑ Mexican, Tom SharpeThe New. "Remembering the Dawson mining disaster, 100 years later". Santa Fe New Mexican.
  7. 1 2 3 "1912 Colorado Springs Millionaires/Dawson Stags Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ↑ "What Happened to Dawson? – Society for American Baseball Research".
  9. 1 2 "1912 Colorado Springs Millionaires/Dawson Stags minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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